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Title: Which big game tastes best?
Post by: Tony 270WSM on September 23, 2008, 09:47:42 AM: Of the non-dangerous big game animals that you have had, which tastes best to you? Though I've only had burger from moose, it was great and would love to try some backstrap. Muleys have always tasted better than blacktails and elk, IMHO. Haven't had pronghorn... yet. So have to go with muleys.
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Post by: Gobble on September 23, 2008, 09:51:51 AM: I prefer deer meat myself. The mule deer have been great but the last 2 whitetail I have taken seem to be better tasting. :EAT:
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Post by: ThePascoKid on September 23, 2008, 10:05:17 AM: elk, no contest. Although bear sausage is pretty damn tasty.
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Post by: BlackTail on September 23, 2008, 10:21:53 AM: Moose, no question!!
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Post by: saylean on September 23, 2008, 10:29:13 AM: Wallabie is pretty dam tasty...

but I got to go with elk as well.
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Post by: WonkyWapiti on September 23, 2008, 12:44:33 PM: Elk! yummy
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on September 23, 2008, 12:48:31 PM: The best I've ever had was alfalfa field whitetail fawn. Elk calf and a young bull moose a close second.
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Post by: Gutpile on September 23, 2008, 12:50:16 PM: I think it's all good but to answer I guess Elk or Moose are the types that I would readily accept if given to me. Not interested in someone elses venison or bear. But on the other hand my spring bear was just awesome! The hams were smoked and really some of the best wild game eating I've had. The bacon was also great.

Back to moose or elk. Big fat backstraps are hard to beat.
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Post by: Gutpile on September 23, 2008, 12:52:36 PM: Quote
The best I've ever had was alfalfa field whitetail fawn

See there you go. I've eaten 3 fawns and they were really tasty and tender. Not much there though.

This thread is making me hungry, I think I'll have a grilled cheese and bear bacon sammich!! :drool:
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Post by: Bofire on September 23, 2008, 01:24:16 PM: Elk and Moose, Muleys taste like sage brush.
Carl
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Post by: X-Force on September 23, 2008, 01:40:16 PM: Bear bacon is something i would like to try. Hands down elk is the best meat I've tasted but i haven't had whitetail, moose or caribou. Elk stroganoff is a tasty dish and i had it for lunch this afternoon. :EAT:
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Post by: Bscman on September 23, 2008, 02:24:21 PM: Moose, with elk a close second.
Not a muley fan, but deer comes in third.

I would like to try some 'bou, though.
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Post by: billythekidrock on September 23, 2008, 04:29:13 PM: Bear!
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Post by: rainshadow1 on September 23, 2008, 04:32:31 PM: Depends on their diet... I'm convinced of it.

Best I've ever had: Pronghorn Antelope
Worst I've ever had: Pronghorn Antelope
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Post by: bow4elk on September 23, 2008, 04:36:49 PM: Love it all. Moose is a real treat though I've not taken one. One year, the bow was one fire and the freezer was blessed with antelope (1), bear (2), elk (2), whitetail (2) and caribou (2). Ate meat 3 meals a day for weeks!
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Post by: Jason on September 23, 2008, 04:54:45 PM: Deer is best,although I shot A 3pt elk 3yrs ago that was awesome.
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Post by: rasbo on September 23, 2008, 06:03:02 PM: crow seems like im always eating that. :chuckle:elk deer spring bear
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Post by: PolarBear on September 23, 2008, 06:32:47 PM: 1. Beaver
2. Moose
3. Buffalo
4. Elk
5. Caribou
6. Whitetail
7. Blacktail
8. Mule Deer
9. Bighorn
10. Mt. Goat
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Post by: bowsandhose on September 23, 2008, 06:34:45 PM: :cue: the ones i get :chuckle:
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Post by: Coasthunterjay on September 23, 2008, 06:42:11 PM: they should all taste good if your gonna fill em with lead...........atleast thats what i think........
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Post by: JBabcock on September 23, 2008, 07:11:23 PM: Moose, moose, and moose. Nothing else I've tried is even close...

I try to stay away from the freeranging beavers...
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Post by: bobcat on September 23, 2008, 07:48:07 PM: Quote from: Bofire on September 23, 2008, 01:24:16 PM
Muleys taste like sage brush.

Really? I've never had one that tasted like sagebrush. :dunno: Course, I guess I really don't know what sagebrush tastes like as I've never tried it.
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Post by: popeshawnpaul on September 23, 2008, 07:55:45 PM: Elk. I've eaten all the elk and got moose and deer left in my freezer...
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Post by: RubblesPH on September 23, 2008, 08:27:04 PM: Oryx.....hands down the best I've eaten.
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Post by: sisu on September 23, 2008, 08:35:05 PM: MOOSE
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Post by: ICEMAN on September 23, 2008, 09:09:58 PM: Mmmmm.....fooooooood...... :EAT:
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Post by: BC CHASER on September 23, 2008, 09:26:41 PM: Red Stag, I have had a lot of different game and by far they are the best followed by Axis deer and then Speedgoat! They Stags we shot in N.Z. were awesome.
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Post by: 300rum on September 23, 2008, 09:43:10 PM: I had a bear steak next to a beef steak and I swear the bear was as good, just a little greasier. I wish I knew what cut it was, I am sure it had to do with how it was cut.
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Post by: MuleySniper on September 24, 2008, 10:39:03 AM: Quote from: rainshadow1 on September 23, 2008, 04:32:31 PM
Depends on their diet... I'm convinced of it.

Best I've ever had: Pronghorn Antelope
Worst I've ever had: Pronghorn Antelope

That's crazy, Ive heard a lot of people say they "hate" antelope also. I shot my buck some years back and it tasted awesome. Some of the best wild game we have ever had. It must be like a new car, either it's a gem or a lemon. Most likely how well it is field prepped. So far for me best tasting is elk or pronghorn.
MS
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Post by: mlgunkel on September 24, 2008, 11:22:28 AM: I've always assumed elk would taste better than deer. We have been eating a lot of deer for the past 10 years. Last year my 14 year old boy shot an elk (I'm still elkless) and I couldn't believe it when my wife said she liked the deer meat better. Now I have to agree with her. Mule Deer all the way
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Post by: NW-Eric on September 24, 2008, 11:24:54 AM: ELK ELK ELK!!!
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Post by: Rhinoron247 on September 24, 2008, 11:41:21 AM: Axis Deer is melt in your mouth yummy. No better in my opinion. Elk in a close 2nd.
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Post by: dreamingbig on September 24, 2008, 11:45:01 AM: Elk in my opinion.
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Post by: rasbo on September 24, 2008, 12:28:58 PM: Quote from: bobcat on September 23, 2008, 07:48:07 PM
Quote from: Bofire on September 23, 2008, 01:24:16 PM
Muleys taste like sage brush.

Really? I've never had one that tasted like sagebrush. :dunno: Course, I guess I really don't know what sagebrush tastes like as I've never tried it.

sagebrush tastes like chicken :chuckle:we used to cook some backstraps over sage coals it was awesome
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Post by: cohoho on September 24, 2008, 04:38:54 PM: Dall Sheep, Yummy, Yummy! 2nd would be Elk, 3rd Buffalo, 4th Moose, 5th Bou, of course the little Black Tail sure was tasty.. Hmmmm, Guess I have to take another this season to make certain.... One day I'm going to try Muskox............... AK F & G keeping me from it for the past eight dawings......... :chuckle:
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Post by: Kent Hunter on September 25, 2008, 03:17:26 AM: Moose and then Bear.
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Post by: deaddog on September 25, 2008, 12:35:18 PM: spotted owl chowder
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Post by: shanevg on September 25, 2008, 01:06:46 PM: Quote from: deaddog on September 25, 2008, 12:35:18 PM
spotted owl chowder

LOL
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Post by: jstamp on September 25, 2008, 07:23:55 PM: i have to say elk as well. preferably a september cow.
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Post by: Dadsbirddog on October 07, 2008, 01:52:15 AM: wisconsin corn fed white tail. yum yum. Then elk then black tail. buffalo good eatin
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Post by: p-ohana on October 12, 2008, 04:32:36 PM: wild Pork is the best. I've had Axis, Mouflon, Goat, Moose, Caribou, Elk, Blacktail. Grew up hunting in Hawaii we went pig hunting 2-3 times a month.
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Post by: granola/hippyslayer on October 15, 2008, 07:34:31 PM: deer elk snake caribou bear cougar wild boar moose Turkey
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Post by: Big10gauge on October 15, 2008, 07:51:24 PM: The ones I've shot of course!!!
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Post by: 75johndeere on October 15, 2008, 07:55:59 PM: whale its was greasy as hell but it tasted great
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Post by: Slider on October 15, 2008, 08:03:22 PM: Without a doubt it's Gemsbok!!! Number two would be Elk and Moose third.
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Post by: EastWaViking on October 15, 2008, 08:04:30 PM: pronghorn, then moose.
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Post by: bucksnort on October 21, 2008, 12:02:46 PM: Moose and Elk dead heat.
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Post by: WaltHenry on October 21, 2008, 12:17:14 PM: Quote from: bucksnort on October 21, 2008, 12:02:46 PM
Moose and Elk dead heat.
What he said.
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Post by: Bean Counter on October 21, 2008, 12:39:54 PM: Quote from: deaddog on September 25, 2008, 12:35:18 PM
spotted owl chowder

:lol4: :iamwithstupid:
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Post by: biggamehunter on October 22, 2008, 07:18:10 AM: Elk for me. But so far this year ive been eating the non existant kind. :(
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Post by: zackmioli on October 22, 2008, 08:09:36 AM: elk, whitetail, muley.

havent had blacktail or moose. gonna be going after a blacktail during late buck.
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Post by: Timberstalker on October 22, 2008, 08:24:04 AM: Coyote. Only if it is rare though. Dont overcook it. Damn good eating.
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Post by: SHANE(WA) on October 29, 2008, 01:24:56 AM: BUFFALO
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Post by: KillBilly on October 29, 2008, 03:58:23 AM: The one on my plate
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Post by: deaddog on October 29, 2008, 01:32:57 PM: Quote from: Timberstalker on October 22, 2008, 08:24:04 AM
Coyote. Only if it is rare though. Dont overcook it. Damn good eating.
nice, I thought i was the only one who knows the delicate flavor of a properly cooked coyote. you have to try the liver, fried with onions and mushrooms, uummmm!
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Post by: Falcon on October 31, 2008, 09:09:40 PM: Dall Sheep !!!!
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Post by: stumprat on November 01, 2008, 12:15:28 PM: Cooooooooooooogrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!! :drool:
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Post by: Charlie on November 26, 2008, 10:07:17 PM: Elk!
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Post by: cascademountainhunter on November 26, 2008, 10:18:10 PM: antelope, blacktail, whitetail, mule deer, elk, its all good....
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Post by: mossback91 on November 27, 2008, 10:01:34 AM: Like it all
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Post by: Dansk on November 27, 2008, 11:53:14 AM: Elk Calf, baby!

Better than USDA prime beef served on a gold plate by Kate Beckinsale (or your preferred wait person)
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Post by: elkaholic_74 on November 28, 2008, 04:29:21 AM: I would have to say moose hands down, followed by antelope.
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Post by: washingtonmuley on November 28, 2008, 06:07:47 AM: Moose then elk
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Post by: youngchristof on December 01, 2008, 11:43:24 AM: moose and elk
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Post by: croix on December 01, 2008, 11:49:42 AM: I had some caribou sausage when I was 15 yo that still makes me salivate just thinking about it.
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Post by: heavy hauler on December 17, 2008, 08:12:59 PM: cougar.
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Post by: runamuk on December 17, 2008, 08:14:49 PM: ELK ELK ELK did I mention ELK :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: Elkstuffer on December 20, 2008, 07:53:30 PM: Elk, Sitka blacktail, Whitetail, Blacktail, Moose, Cougar, Pronghorn, Muledeer and Bear in that order.
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Post by: dbllunger on December 22, 2008, 04:11:55 PM: Elk/Moose but if only one ELK.
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Post by: Moose Eyes on December 22, 2008, 05:47:09 PM: I like it all. But as others have already said, it depends on diet, field prep, how it was cut/cooked, how quickly it died, etc. I have had moose, elk, deer (blacktail only), bear, antelope, and cougar. The deer was probably my least favorite. Moose and berry-gorged bear is at the top of my list.

A couple folks mentioned Dahl sheep. I have heard from a few others who have tried it and they say it is the best!

Also a couple of you mentioned some African plains game. A friend who has eaten most north American game and several varieties of plains game said the best meat he has ever eaten is Eland - hands down!
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Post by: gasman on December 23, 2008, 09:05:14 PM: ELK taste #1............
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Post by: skybusterbo on December 23, 2008, 11:01:38 PM: Wolf ;) :chuckle:
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Post by: alecvg on December 29, 2008, 09:46:36 AM: I am going to have to say mule deer for me, especially young mule deer. Yummy... :drool:
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Post by: buckbrush on December 30, 2008, 06:56:49 PM: Nuthin' like a stinky ol' blacktail in full rut. Marinated in a fresh bottle of doe in estrus straight out of the bottle. Has a nice burn.....
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Post by: Old Wanderer on December 30, 2008, 08:33:50 PM: Eland steaks medium rare, with a good bottle of red wine....

Elk is my second choice.
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Post by: TheHunt on January 03, 2009, 06:01:34 PM: Moose, Elk, deer
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Post by: 300wsm on January 13, 2009, 06:42:22 PM: When ever I'm hunting and am eating something I just killed I feel like it is the best steak I ever had. At home it is moose, deer, caribou and then a friend just gave me some antelope that was delicious. When I finally get an elk, I'm sure that will be up there also. I've always heard dall sheep is hands down the best! I would like to try it some day.
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Post by: wapitislayer on January 26, 2009, 07:45:56 PM: hands down IMO Dall sheep
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Post by: Ricochet on February 04, 2009, 08:13:28 PM: The fresh elk backstrap I had for dinner tonight was awesome. :drool: